the beginning of the Constitution; it tells why the Constitution was written.
What is The Preamble
100
the main government in charge of all the states (also called the central government.
What is federal government
100
amendments
What is changes in the Constitution.
100
second in command to the President
What is Vice President
200
the elected leader of the United States.
What is President
200
There are articles in the Consitution that outline the rules of government. How many articles are there?
What is seven
200
accept
What is ratify
200
a group of representatives from each state; made up of the Senate and House of Representatives.
What is Congress
200
a paper that said the colonies would become a separate country called the United States of America.
What is the Declaration of Independence
300
a seperate piece of land owned and rules by a country far away.
What is colonies
300
This articles talks about the House of and Senate, passage of bills, limits on states, and elections of Senators and Representatives.
What is Article I
300
Some states have small populations (Wyoming) and some have large populations (California). In order to make things fair, a Great Compromise was made. It split the power of the states into two. The House of Rep. and the Senate. How does the government determine how many people should be in the House of Representatives in each state?
What is population.
300
the parts of the Constitution
What is articles
300
parts of the federal government
What is branches
400
made up of the President, Vice President, and Cabinet; this branch makes sure the laws are followed.
What is executive branch
400
made up of the Supreme Court and other federal courts; this branch explains the laws
What is judicial branch
400
a person who lives in a colony
What is colonist
400
each branch of the federal governement has a separate job.
What is seperation of powers
400
the paper that says how the governement will run; it replaces the Articles of Confederation
What is Constitution
500
a person who speaks for a group of people
What is representatives
500
The first ten amendments are the Bill of Rights. How many amendments have been added after that?
What is 17.
500
the article that lists state rights
What is Article IV
500
the first paper that said how the United States would run
What is Articles of Confederation
500
representatives from each state who wrote the Articles of Confederation